etches 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of etch
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as in engraves
to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface the artist etched his landscape on a copper plate

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as in imprints
to produce a vivid impression of in just a few pages the writer etched an unforgettable portrait of one of the more remarkable First Ladies

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etches

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noun

plural of etch

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Recent Examples of etches
Verb
Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With Time Flies, Ayoku carves out her own distinct niche—a little less Basement Jaxx, a little more Dido.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Created by Megan Gallagher and starring and executive-produced by Sarah Snook in her first live-action TV role since Succession, All Her Fault is compulsively watchable, worthy of the type of binge that carves a dent into your couch cushions.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The area features portraits of past presidents.
    Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Etches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etches. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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